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Complete your \u00a0library with the newly released enhanced eBooks for J.W. Rinzler’s “Making of” Star Wars<\/em> books. All three editions are loaded with extra video and audio content only available in these eBook releases. Click on through<\/a> for the press releases and check out the Star Wars Blog<\/a> for their feature as well.<\/p>\n

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THE MAKING OF STAR WARS (Enhanced Edition)<\/strong><\/p>\n

by J.W. Rinzler<\/p>\n

Del Rey\/LucasBooks<\/p>\n

$17.99<\/p>\n

On sale October, 2013<\/p>\n

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This enhanced eBook transforms The Making of Star Wars<\/i> into an immersive multimedia experience worthy of the original film, featuring bonus content such as never-before-seen photos and behind-the scenes video.*<\/p>\n

After the 1973 success of American Graffiti<\/i>, filmmaker George Lucas made the fateful decision to pursue a longtime dream project: a space fantasy movie unlike any ever produced. Lucas envisioned a swashbuckling SF saga inspired by the Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars<\/i>. The rest is history, and how it was made is a story as entertaining and exciting as the movie that has enthralled millions for more than thirty years\u2014a story that has never been told as it was meant to be. Until now.<\/p>\n

Using his unprecedented access to the Lucasfilm Archives and its trove of \u201clost\u201d interviews, photos, production notes, factoids, and anecdotes, Star Wars<\/i> scholar J. W. Rinzler hurtles readers back in time for a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the \u201clittle\u201d movie that became a phenomenon. It\u2019s all here:<\/p>\n

\u2022 the evolution of the now-classic story and characters\u2014including \u201cAnnikin Starkiller\u201d and \u201ca huge green-skinned monster with no nose and large gills\u201d named Han Solo
\n\u2022 excerpts from George Lucas\u2019s numerous, ever-morphing script drafts
\n\u2022 the birth of Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects company that revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking
\n\u2022 the studio-hopping and budget battles that nearly scuttled the entire project
\n\u2022 the director\u2019s early casting saga, which might have led to a film spoken mostly in Japanese\u2014including the intensive auditions that won the cast members their roles and made them legends
\n\u2022 the grueling, nearly catastrophic location shoot in Tunisia and the subsequent breakneck dash at Elstree Studios in London
\n\u2022 the who\u2019s who of young film rebels who pitched in to help\u2014including Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and Brian DePalma<\/p>\n

But perhaps most exciting, and rarest of all, are the interviews conducted before and during production and immediately after the release of Star Wars<\/i>\u2014in which George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Sir Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, composer John Williams, effects masters Dennis Muren, Richard Edlund, and John Dykstra, Phil Tippett, Rick Baker, legendary production designer John Barry, and a host of others share their fascinating tales from the trenches and candid opinions of the film that would ultimately change their lives.<\/p>\n

No matter how you view the spectrum of this phenomenon, The Making of Star Wars<\/i> stands as a crucial document\u2014rich in fascination and revelation\u2014of a genuine cinematic and cultural touchstone.<\/p>\n

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THE MAKING OF STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Enhanced Edition)<\/strong><\/p>\n

by J.W. Rinzler<\/p>\n

Foreword by Ridley Scott<\/p>\n

Del Rey\/LucasBooks<\/p>\n

$17.99<\/p>\n

On sale October, 2013<\/p>\n

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This enhanced eBook transforms The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back<\/i> into an immersive multimedia experience worthy of the beloved film, featuring bonus content such as never-before-seen photos and behind-the scenes video.*<\/p>\n

In this lavish thirtieth-anniversary tribute to the blockbuster film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back<\/i>, New York Times<\/i> bestselling author J. W. Rinzler draws back the curtain to reveal the intense drama and magnificent wizardry behind the hit movie\u2014arguably the fan favorite of the Star Wars<\/i> Saga.<\/p>\n

Following his The Making of Star Wars<\/i>, the author has once again made use of his unlimited access to the Lucasfilm Archives and its hidden treasures of interviews, photos, artwork, and production mementos. The result is a comprehensive behind-the-scenes, up-close-and-personal look at the trials and triumphs, risks and close calls, inspiration, perspiration, and imagination that went into every facet of this cinematic masterpiece. Here\u2019s the inside scoop on:<\/p>\n

\u2022 the evolution of the script, from story conference and treatment to fifth draft, as conceived, written, and rewritten by George Lucas, famed science-fiction author Leigh Brackett, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan
\n\u2022 the development of new key characters, including roguish hero Lando Calrissian, sinister bounty hunter Boba Fett, and iconic Jedi Master Yoda
\n\u2022 the challenges of shooting the epic ice planet battle in the frozen reaches of Norway and of conjuring up convincing creatures and craft\u2014from tauntauns and snowspeeders to Imperial walkers
\n\u2022 the construction of a life-sized Millennium Falcon and the swamp planet Dagobah inside a specially built soundstage in Elstree Studios
\n\u2022 the technique behind master Muppeteer Frank Oz\u2019s breathing life into the breakthrough character Yoda
\n\u2022 the creation of the new, improved Industrial Light & Magic visual effects facility and the founding of the now-legendary Skywalker Ranch<\/p>\n

In addition, of course, are rare on-the-scene interviews with all the major players: actors Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and David Prowse; director Irvin Kershner; producer Gary Kurtz; effects specialists Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, and Phil Tippett; composer John Williams; and many others. Punctuating the epic account is a bounty of drawings, storyboards, and paintings by Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, and Ivor Beddoes, along with classic and rare production photos. An added bonus is a Foreword by acclaimed director Ridley Scott.<\/p>\n

The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back<\/i> is a fittingly glorious celebration of an undisputed space-fantasy movie milestone. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.<\/p>\n

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THE MAKING OF STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (Enhanced Edition)<\/strong><\/p>\n

by J.W. Rinzler<\/p>\n

Foreword by Brad Bird<\/p>\n

Del Rey\/LucasBooks<\/p>\n

$17.99<\/p>\n

On sale October, 2013<\/p>\n

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This enhanced eBook transforms The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi<\/i> into an immersive multimedia experience worthy of the legendary film, featuring bonus content such as never-before-seen photos and behind-the scenes video.*<\/p>\n

Just as Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi<\/i> completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtieth-anniversary tribute completes New York Times<\/i> bestselling author J. W. Rinzler\u2019s trio of fascinating behind-the-scenes books celebrating George Lucas\u2019s classic films.<\/p>\n

Once again, the author\u2019s unprecedented access to the formidable Lucasfilm Archives has yielded a mother lode of extremely informative, vastly entertaining, and often unexpected stories, anecdotes, recollections, and revelations straight from the closely guarded set of a big-screen blockbuster in the making. Brimming with previously unpublished photos, production artwork, script excerpts, exclusive intel, vintage on-set interviews, and present-day commentary, The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi<\/i> chronicles \u201chow George Lucas and his crew of extroverted artists, misfits, and expert craftspeople roused themselves to great heights for a third time\u201d to create the next unforgettable chapter in one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Get up close to the action and feel like a studio insider as<\/p>\n

\u2022 creator George Lucas, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, and director Richard Marquand huddle in a script conference to debate the destinies of iconic Star Wars characters, as well as plot twists and turns for the epic final showdown between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire
\n\u2022 artists and craftspeople at the groundbreaking Industrial Light & Magic facility top their own revolutionary innovations\u2014despite the infamous Black Friday\u2014with boundary-pushing new analog visual effects
\n\u2022 a crack team of sculptors, puppeteers, actors, and \u201cmonster-makers\u201d bring Jabba the Hutt and his cohorts to startling, slobbering life from the inside out
\n\u2022 a who\u2019s who of heavyweight directors\u2014from such films as Superman, Gremlins, Halloween, Dune, Scanners, and Time Bandits\u2014are considered for the coveted job of bringing a new Star Wars adventure to the silver screen
\n\u2022 actors and crew race to the finish line at Elstree Studios, in a fiery desert, and beneath the trees of a dense redwood forest\u2014before money runs out\u2014to answer the questions that audiences had waited three years to find out: Is Darth Vader really Luke\u2019s father, who is the \u201cother\u201d\u2014and who or what is the Emperor?<\/p>\n

Star Wars\u2019 stars from both sides of the camera\u2014including Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Alec Guinness, director Richard Marquand, producer Howard Kazanjian, Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, and mastermind George Lucas\u2014weigh in with candid insights on everything from technical challenges, character design, Ewoks, the Empire\u2019s galactic city planet, and the ultimate challenge of bringing the phenomenal space fantasy to a dramatic close. The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi<\/i> gives a spectacular subject its just due, with more than five hundred images and many, many new interviews.<\/p>\n

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